Films 2015 - India - Katiyabaaz (Powerless)

Katiyabaaz (Powerless)

Director: Deepti Kakkar, Fahad Mustafa, 2013

Language: English, Hindi 84 minutes – India / USA

In Kanpur, India, a city with 15-hour power cuts, hundreds of people risk their lives to steal electricity, and an electricity thief provides Robin Hood-style services to the poor. Meanwhile the first female chief of the local electricity supply company has vowed to put an end to all illegal connections. In a summer of crisis, both come to terms with India's energy poverty.